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Post by Railroad17 on Dec 9, 2016 1:58:50 GMT
Yes to their unique chemistry and to the mix of shuffle with melody. But they also lacked pretension and didn't take themselves too seriously. I imagined I could be up on stage with them. But I never felt that about other groups whose music I enjoyed or admired. "lacked pretension" I read in the NME A to Z of rock that Quo were either the worst band in the world or,in the authors opinion,the true progenitors of the British punk rock movement
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Post by Railroad17 on Dec 9, 2016 2:02:36 GMT
Loud,rough to a degree,hard working,fantastic music but above all else unfashionable and that's why I loved them.no shit,no pretence,just one he'll of a live band. I read in Time Out that in the reviewers opinion all bands play for too long and become over indulgent on stage.He also added that for one hour Status Quo were the best live band in the world.
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Post by taximan2002 on Dec 9, 2016 4:04:05 GMT
The four of them together just worked, they've said themselves that they don't know what it is, it just worked magically for 7 or 8 years...
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Dec 9, 2016 12:10:36 GMT
? That's a new one on me, & a surprise too I'm sure I read it on here. Something about them both being great at the shuffle I think. I'm sure one of the musos will enlighten us. I don't get that. The only notable quote I remember about Bonzo in that respect was that he was the greatest ever drummer but what he could not do was swing.
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Dec 9, 2016 12:28:45 GMT
This is truly a difficult question. I have been sitting with my elbow on my knees and my chin on my hand ever since it was asked.*
They some talent between them. They had indecision. Francis says he couldn't play his guitar properly. (TG as he hasn't got better since he got better.) For a few years they threw caution to the winds. In most bands that would just result in an unholy mess, but with Quo it resulted in something coherent and packed with energy like an H bomb. I don't give a noodle about denim, but the jeans fitted rather well.** (Did I just say that?) We probably owe a lot to the dancers in Germany who inspired them to cover Roadhouse and think of that kind of music. I always think of that photo of the "magic circle", that was them being good. The three guitars sounded like one guitar with three lots of legs.
I cannot even say JUST GO AND SEE THEM! Now although I would still make that recommendation, but, imagine them a lot younger, with fewer people on stage, and less arsing about. Only they always DID arse about. They had the neck to stand like a bleedin' formation dance team, and play something like 4500 Times (the long version). It all just sounds a bit silly, as the press never minded pointing out.
But those of us who get there in time, knew different.
How do you explain that?
* My spirit did. The rest of me had to get on with things, or I don't eat.
** Actually I really liked Wrangler blue in the 80s, but they were always bloke cut, so didn't fit me very well.
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Post by curiousgirl on Dec 9, 2016 12:46:42 GMT
In my post under thread - The Electric Tour continues - I posted this as one of the criteria about how to judge good work in any art form.
"Good actors listen to other actors/characters in a scene. Good dialogue also needs this or what they're saying doesn't engage or move us."
Well, cos they were still working out what they wanted to play, I think they were still listening to each other musically. I don't mean verbally discussing what to play. I mean, that as they played they invented stuff from each other. And that is why the magic was there. I don't believe they listen in quite the same way now.
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Post by freewilly on Dec 9, 2016 13:04:20 GMT
The question has no answer
Why are U2 the biggest band in the world, over the last 28 years? Why are The Beatles renowned for their studio work, when the White Album is utter gash? Why did Oasis become the biggest band in the world for 5 minutes, with rip offs of Slade, Quo and The Sex Pistols?
No one can answer these questions because you can't explain it. There is a magic about it all. Fucking hell, Quo sold millions of records in 1980 and didn't even have to play one gig. All those things just happened. It can't be explained.
Music* is true magic. It has the ability to move people, make people laugh, smile, cry, fall in love, think of a person, think of a time and place, it can inspire, it can motivate....Without even saying a word, without the bands even telling the listener, it does all that.
*When I say music, I mean real music! Not fucking Yoko Ono roaring out of sync on the microphone or Rhino thinking he's Pavarotti
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Post by madtom on Dec 9, 2016 14:57:17 GMT
I'm sure I read it on here. Something about them both being great at the shuffle I think. I'm sure one of the musos will enlighten us. I don't get that. The only notable quote I remember about Bonzo in that respect was that he was the greatest ever drummer but what he could not do was swing. Ah, maybe that was it then!
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Dec 9, 2016 23:55:40 GMT
In my post under thread - The Electric Tour continues - I posted this as one of the criteria about how to judge good work in any art form. "Good actors listen to other actors/characters in a scene. Good dialogue also needs this or what they're saying doesn't engage or move us." Well, cos they were still working out what they wanted to play, I think they were still listening to each other musically. I don't mean verbally discussing what to play. I mean, that as they played they invented stuff from each other. And that is why the magic was there. I don't believe they listen in quite the same way now. That must be the magic circle, then ... it can't be a circle unless the bits are connected, it would just be a circular line of dots otherwise. Nailed! Nice work, CG.
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Post by asthequoflies on Dec 10, 2016 19:09:17 GMT
I think its as simple as good songs and a fantastic live reputation. Being at the top of your field, instrument wise, has little if all to do with songs. You can be the greatest guitarist in the world but if you cannot come up with a good song what is it worth.
For Quo - those songs (early days and through 70s) and played so well live, all adds to sonething visceral. With the bloat and prog of the 70s, Quo were a blast of genuine working class rhythm and blues. Infectious stuff, and it would inspire great loyalty.
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Post by gentlemanjoe on Dec 10, 2016 19:29:12 GMT
To sum up...
Synergy between band and fans that no other band had....back then before End of the Road.
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Post by tommy on Dec 10, 2016 22:48:10 GMT
Combination of great melodies and no nonsense rock music.
I can't think of anyone that does anything similar.
They say great music doesn't have to be complicated and whilst we all know it isn't just "three chords", Quo execute this perfectly.
The FF in particular... rhythm section... JC's drumming in my opinion. Gives it that something extra...
When the four of them play, something magical happens.
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Post by viza on Dec 11, 2016 9:31:33 GMT
I think it was the same thing that made The Beatles great. Three frontmen with different characters in their vocal performance and songwriting. Great rytm section! When Rossi took over most of the lead vocals and became the frontman the magic was gone.
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Dec 13, 2016 11:11:00 GMT
The three voices and in particular the little nazal whine were important to me, but that doesn't even start to describe the locked-guitars effect of their best performances, either on stage or on record.
I reckon Rossi was always the frontman. I spent a lot of years as a non-fan interested party, and this was always apparent. Even though the management tried to replace him with Rick as lead vocalist even before POMM. But in those days they all recorded together, none of them "separated out" and I guess that made a difference since.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2016 18:40:57 GMT
Hi All, I think the music pure and simple! There is no need to over complicate why they sounded so good, you either like them or not everybody has the same reason with a variation they like the sound of the music the band produce. More than likely FF-Quo dropped into a niche that was comfortable to wide cross section of music lovers at the time and the rest is history as they say....
Geoff.
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